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DIY Guide For Checking For Mouth Or Oral Cancer
Source: Thailand Medical News  Dec 02, 2019  5 years ago
Most people, including doctors and dentists, don't think much about oral or mouth cancer on a regular basis. Unfortunately, the death rate for oral cancer is higher than for any other type of cancer, including malignant melanoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cervical and thyroid cancers. Oral cancer is hard to detect because it is typically a small painless white or red spot in the mout...
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New Supersize MRI Machine To Deal With Global Obese Epidemic
Source: Thailand Medical News  Dec 02, 2019  5 years ago
As a result of a global obesity epidemic with more people having larger body sizes and weights, the Russian NUST MISIS Engineering Center for Industrial Technologies together with Research and production company Magneton have developed a new Russian MRI device capable of diagnosing patients weighing up to 250 kg. Up to now, this figure has been 120-150 kg. Another advantage of the Russian device f...
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Engineered Insulin-Producing Cells Activated By Light For New Drug Free Diabetes Treatment
Source: Thailand Medical News  Dec 01, 2019  5 years ago
Researchers from Tufts University have successfully transplanted engineered pancreatic beta cells into diabetic mice, then caused the cells to produce more than two to three times the typical level of insulin by exposing them to light. The light-switchable cells are designed to compensate for the lower insulin production or reduced insulin response found in diabetic individuals. The study publi...
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Study Shows That In IVF, Selecting Embryos for IQ, Height Not Practical Currently
Source: Thailand Medical News  Dec 01, 2019  5 years ago
Even with all the  advances in IVF and the understanding of  the combined effects of multiple genes on complex traits in humans, efforts to choose embryos based on the likelihood of their carrying such traits would be unlikely to meet with much success, researchers report in a news study that was published in the journal,Cell. To date, it has been possible for decades for would-be par...
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The Importance Of The Circadian Rhythm In Human Health
Source: Thailand Medical News  Dec 01, 2019  5 years ago
The medical term circadian rhythm was created to describe the oscillations in the human body functions observed during 24 hours. The function of the circadian rhythm is to act as a regulator of cells and coordinate the internal physiological and behavioral processes in humans. The circadian rhythm plays a very important role in human health. While it is  argued that the autonomous rhythms mu...
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First Implantable Magnet Resonance Detector Brain Probe Developed By Neuroscientists To Measure Neuronal Activity
Source: Thailand Medical News  Dec 01, 2019  5 years ago
German and Swiss  neuroscientists and electrical engineers have developed a highly sensitive implant that enables to probe brain physiology with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution. They introduce an ultra-fine needle with an integrated chip that is capable of detecting and transmitting nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data from nanoliter volumes of brain oxygen metabolism. The break...
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Study Shows Tai Chi Helps Individuals With Dementia
Source: Thailand Medical News   Dec 01, 2019  5 years ago
Researchers from Bournemouth University has found that Tai Chi brings positive health benefits to older people with dementia. The new TACIT Trial looked at the benefits that Tai Chi can bring for people with dementia, specifically looking at whether Tai Chi could prevent falls and improve quality of live. "We were really interested to see if Tai Chi improves balance and prevents fall...
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Polyphenol-Rich Clove Extract Significantly Lowers After-Meal Blood Sugar By 21.5% In Healthy People And By 27.5% in Prediabetics
Source : Thailand Medical News  Nov 30, 2019  5 years ago
As a result of the human body ability to metabolize blood sugar breaking down, it sets off a cascade of harmful events that accelerates systemic aging. Even “high normal” blood sugar raises heart disease and stroke risk.1-3 This loss of glucose control motivated scientists to evaluate whether an extract from cloves can lower&n...
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Hydromethylthionine Slows Cognitive Decline In Early Alzheimer
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 30, 2019  5 years ago
A new research study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease by TauRx Therapeutics that is based in Singapore with research facilities in Scotland, has reported unexpected results of a pharmacokinetic analysis of the relationship between treatment dose, blood levels and pharmacological activity of the drug hydromethylthionine on the brain in over 1,000 patients with mild-to-m...
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Research Shows Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Could Be Cured By Aspirin
Source : Thailand Medical News  Nov 30, 2019  5 years ago
Study that was published by Australian researchers in early 2019 now going into human trials starting 2020. Medical research led by the Centenary Institute in Sydney has found a brand new target for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis; our scientists have uncovered that the tuberculosis bacterium hijacks platelets from the body's blood clotting system to weaken our immune systems. TB or T...
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Leg Pain Can Be Signs Of Peripheral Artery Disease Especially In Men
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 30, 2019  5 years ago
Pain in the legs while walking or doing other activities could be a sign of peripheral artery disease, an expert says. Typically, peripheral artery disease (PAD) develops silently, narrowing blood vessels until a shortfall in the supply of nutrients and oxygen causes cramps and leg pain, explained Dr. Faisal Aziz, chief of vascular surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Cente...
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Researchers Discover New Roche Flu Drug, Xofluza Can Drive Resistance In Influenza Viruses
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
In January this year, an 11-year old boy in Japan went to a medical clinic with a fever and was diagnosed with influenza, a strain called H3N2, and was sent him home with a new medication called baloxavir (Xofluza). For a few days, he felt better, but on February 5, despite taking the medication, his fever returned. Two days later, his 3-year-old sister also came down with a fever. She, too, was d...
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Brain Ultrasound (MRgFUS Thalamotomy) For Relieving Tremors In Parkinson’s Disease
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
According to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), a procedure that applies pulses of focused ultrasound to the brain is safe and effective for reducing tremors and improving quality of life in people with essential tremor (ET) or Parkinson’s disease (PD) tremor. (MRgFUS) thalamotomy or magnetic resonance-guided focused ul...
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Study Finds Three Anti-Seizure Drugs Similarly Effective for Severe Form of Epilepsy Known As Status Epilepticus
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
A recent study by Michigan Medicine finds that the three most common treatment options administered in the emergency department for patients who experience refractory status epilepticus are equally safe and effective. Typically, Status Epilepticus is characterized by individual seizures or multiple seizures close together lasting more than five minutes with a loss of consciousness. If not treated...
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Self-Testing Urine Kits For Prostate Cancer
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
Medical researchers from University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital that had developed a simple urine test for prostate cancer detection, have also come up with a home version self-test kit. The Prostate Cancer Urine Testing Kit   The researchers pioneered the test which diagnoses aggressive prostate cancer and predicts whether patients will require trea...
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Cornell Researchers Discover T-box Structures In Bacteria For Potential Antibiotic Targets
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
Researchers from Cornell University have uncovered the structure of a regulatory mechanism unique to bacteria, paving the way for designing new antibiotics targeted to pathogens. As the threat of antibiotic-resistant germs grows, the discovery offers hope for finding an alternative way to target disease-causing bacteria. The researchers  led by first author Dr Robert Battaglia, a graduate ...
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MIT Researchers Develop New Quick And Accurate Medical-Image Analysis Platform
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
Researchers From Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) have devised a method that accelerates the process for creating and customizing templates used in medical-image analysis, to guide faster and more accurate disease diagnosis.   Typically, use of medical image analysis is to crunch datasets of patients’ medical images and capture structural relationships that may indicate...
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Study Finds Another Negative Side Effect Of PPI Usage, This Time Linked To Increased Risk Of Acute Gastroenteritis
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 29, 2019  5 years ago
Despite numerous emerging studies showing the various side effects of PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) that many ‘lazy doctors’ have been prescribing patients much to the detriment of the patients’ long term health, the USA FDA and other regulatory bodies worldwide have yet to modify and issue box or label warnings on PPIs or even take it off the market. Studies have shown that P...
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Study Finds Fertility Treatments Increases Risk Of Genetic Disorders
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 28, 2019  5 years ago
Eventhough epigenetic disorders ie diseases caused by faulty gene expression are  rare overall, babies born using fertility treatments have up to an 11-fold higher risk of inheriting them. According to a new study from the Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI), the problem likely lies with the technology, not the mother’s age. The recent study found that fertility treatments caused ...
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Study Shows Psoriasis Caused By Genetic Changes In Skin Stem Cells
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 28, 2019  5 years ago
A new research study by the Medical University of Vienna indicates that Psoriasis is caused by genetic changes in the skin stem cells. Psoriasis is not a congenital disorder  it only occurs later on in life and has various causes, such as stress or UV irradiation, some of which have not yet been explored. In biomedical science, this frequently occurring inflammatory skin disease is usually as...
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Smartphone, TV And Computer Use Linked With Symptoms Of Anxiety In Adolescence
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 28, 2019  5 years ago
A recent  study by researchers Dr Boers, Afzali and Dr Conrod who are affiliated with CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal, reveals that social media use, television viewing and computer use are linked to an increase in anxiety symptoms among adolescents. The research findings, published in academic outlet the Canadian Journ...
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Study By Aarhus University, Denmark Shows That The Same Genes Are Linked To Autism and ADHD
Source : Thailand Medical News  Nov 28, 2019  5 years ago
Globally, approximately 1.6 percent of schoolchildren have autism and 2.8 percent are diagnosed with ADHD. Autism and ADHD are different developmental disorders, but they can have certain common symptoms. For example, children with autism can demonstrate violent or aggressive behavior, be impulsive, and have problems in school and with social relations and these same symptoms can be shared by chil...
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Yale Professor Develops Portable And Affordable MRI That Everyone Can Access
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 28, 2019  5 years ago
Dr Jonathan Rothberg, a Yale University adjunct professor of genetics and a  serial inventor from Connecticut has come up with a portable MRI intended, like his other devices, to make health care more affordable and accessible. Dr Rothberg who had previously developed and commercialized high-speed DNA sequencing, said a smaller and portable MRI used to scan the brain and other parts of the ...
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Most Blood Stocks For Transfusion Found To Possess Contaminants Ranging From Caffeine To Various Medications
Source : Thailand Medical News  Nov 27, 2019  5 years ago
If you think that all blood that you receive during blood transfusion is pure, think again. Scientists at Oregon State University upon analyzing blood samples taken from various blood banks have shown that most blood come laden with medications, caffeine, supplements etc. In their research involving conducting mass spectrometry research, Dr Richard van Breemen and Dr Luying Chen worked with var...
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Researchers From University Of Zurich Issue Warning That New Migraine Medications Could Kill Patients With High Blood Pressure
Source: Thailand Medical news  Nov 27, 2019  5 years ago
Medical researchers from University of Zurich are warning that a new class of migraine medications that work by blocking αCGRP, a neuropeptide which causes vasodilation, for example in the meninges could endanger the lives of those with high blood pressure. The very same neuropeptide, αCGRP which is formed in the muscles during physical activity, protects the heart is extremely vita...
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New Study Shows That Regular Fasting Has Numerous Health Benefits
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 27, 2019  5 years ago
Two new studies published in the American Heart Association medical journals show that regular fasting is associated with lower rates of heart failure and a longer life span. Medical researchers sought to shed new light on the centuries-old debate about how fasting affects health. Recent studies have shown it contributes to reductions in blood pressure, "bad" LDL cholesterol...
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Researchers From Queen Mary University Developing First Known Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 27, 2019  5 years ago
Medical researchers from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with the Zhengzhou University in China have developed a personalized vaccine system that could ultimately delay the onset of pancreatic cancer. The research study provides strong proof-of-concept for the creation of a vaccine for cancer prevention in individuals at high risk of developing this disease and to slow down tum...
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Herpes Virus Strain HHV-6A Linked To Multiple Sclerosis
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 27, 2019  5 years ago
Swedish medical researchers from Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method to separate between two types of a common herpes virus (HHV-6) that has been linked to multiple sclerosis (MS). By analyzing antibodies in the blood against the most divergent proteins of herpesvirus 6A and 6B, the medical scientists were able to show that Multiple Sclerosis patients carry the herpesvirus 6A to a gr...
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Obesity Causes Brain Damage in Adolescents According to MRI Studies.
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 26, 2019  5 years ago
Radiological researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents, according to a study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The issue of obesity in young people has become a significant public health problem. In the U.S., the percentage of children and adolescents ...
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil Staves Off Multiple Forms Of Dementia.
Source: Thailand Medical News   Nov 26, 2019  5 years ago
One of the key ways stave off the effects of aging is to boost brain function.  And if there was one thing every person should consider doing right now to keep their brain young, it is to add extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) to their diet, according to research by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM). EVOO is a superfood, rich in cell-protecting antioxidan...
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New Study Emerges With Disturbing Results Linking Statins Usage With Skin Infections and Diabetes
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 26, 2019  5 years ago
Researchers from Curtin University Australia have found that using statins for as short a time as three months can put patients at risk for developing diabetes and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). The results of the study have been published in the November issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Dr Humphrey H.T. Ko, from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science...
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Hops Extract, Xanthohumol Helps Metabolic Syndrome Patients
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 26, 2019  5 years ago
A new research at Oregon State University indicates that compounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the gut microbiome and altering the metabolism of acids produced in the liver. The results of the study, published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, are a key advance in understanding how Xanthohumol, a compound that contributes to hops' flavor, and its derivat...
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New Therapeutic Drug For Treatment For Preeclampsia On The Horizon
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 25, 2019  5 years ago
A team of researchers from Lund University have for more than two decades been working on developing a drug against preeclampsia, a serious disorder which annually affects around 9 million pregnant women worldwide and is one of the main causes of death in both mothers and unborn babies. Formerly called toxemia, preecalmpsia is a condition that pregnant women develop. It's marked by&nbs...
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The Latest Diet Trends For 2019/2020 And Their Medical Assessment
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 25, 2019  5 years ago
Each year a new batch of diets become trendy, with books published and being promoted, magazines and online portals covering them and talk shows featuring them. Most of the time, about 80 percent of these diet fads have no scientific basis and have no medical studies done to prove their effectiveness. Many foolishly follow these diet fads without consulting their doctors and some of these diets...
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Research Shows Most Cancer Patients Typically Die From Heart Disease Or Stroke
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 25, 2019  5 years ago
Statistics show that more than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart and blood vessel problems instead, according to new research published in the European Heart Journal 1 today. For some cancers, like breast, prostate, endometrial, and thyroid cancer, around half will die from cardiovascular disease (CVD). A research team lead by Dr Nicholas Zaorsky, ...
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US FDA Flags Heart Balloon Pump That Has Caused 2 More Recent Death, To date 60 Device Failures Reported
Sourec: Thailand Medical News  Nov 24, 2019  5 years ago
-Two more deaths bring the total to about 7 this year alone, and more than 60 medical device reports have been linked to battery issues with Getinge’s Maquet/Datascope intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) over the past year, US FDA said last week in a letter to healthcare providers and hospitals.  -Getinge subsidiary Maquet recalled almost 23,000 of the pumps in May due to the re...
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More Young Adults Suffering From Overactive Bladder
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 24, 2019  5 years ago
Approximately more than 310 million people worldwide suffer from overactive bladders . In the US alone, about  29 million Americans suffer from overactive bladder, including 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men. Although there are numerous approved treatments for the condition, but many people don't seek help because they're embarrassed or don't know about therapy options....
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Incidences Of Anal Cancer On The Rise While Many Are Ignorant About HPV Links To It
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 24, 2019  5 years ago
Each year about 51,000 new cases of anal cancer are diagnosed worldwide. The 5-year survival rate for people with anal cancer is 59%.Each year  thousands die from the disease and almost 91 percent of  the cause of anal cancer is by HPV. Currently there are about 1.17  million people worldwide struggling with anal cancer.   What is disturbing is more and mo...
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Swinging Or Shaking Head To Remove Water in Ears Can Lead To Brain Damage In Children
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 24, 2019  5 years ago
A new study by scientific researchers from Cornell University and a Virginia Tech that will be unveiled at the ongoing American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics 72nd Annual Meeting, shows young children can suffer irreparable brain damage merely by shaking or swinging their heads in order to remove trapped water in their ears that got there as a result of swimming or showering. ...
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Medical Study Shows Meditations Improve Cognitive Functions
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 24, 2019  5 years ago
The largest study of its kind by lead by medical researchers from Michigan State University found that meditation could help you to become less error prone. The new research, published in Brain Sciences, tested how open monitoring meditation or, meditation that focuses awareness on feelings, thoughts or sensations as they unfold in one's mind and body altered brain activity in ...
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Individuals And Diabetics On High-Protein Diets Are At High Risk Of Chronic Kidney Disease
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 24, 2019  5 years ago
Contrary to a normal notion that a high-protein diet is healthy, keeps one fit and help you to lose fat and retain lean muscle mass, it can also quickly lead you to developing chronic kidney disease. Avoiding carbohydrates and substituting them with proteins has become a leading dogma for all those who care for their looks and health. Researchers from the European Renal Nutrition Working Group,...
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New Study Shows Naltrexone Able To Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 23, 2019  5 years ago
Medical researchers have discovered the pharmacological drug, Naltrexone, significantly restored the function of faulty receptors associated with myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Medical researchers from the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED), Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University led the research, whic...
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Increased Use Of Antibiotics Linked To Risk Of Parkinson's Disease
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 23, 2019  5 years ago
A new recently published study by researchers form the Helsinki University Hospital, Finland show that higher exposure to commonly used oral antibiotics is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. The most substantial associations were found for broad spectrum antibiotics and those that act against against anaerobic bacteria and fungi. The timing of antibiotic exposure ...
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Researchers From VIB-UAntwerp Center Uncover Cause Of A Neurodegenerative Condition Called Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT)
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 23, 2019  5 years ago
CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurodegenerative condition that affects 1 in 2500 individuals. Currently, however, it is still lacking effective treatment options. New research has demonstrated that a class of cytoplasmic enzymes called tRNA synthetases can cause CMT by interfering with the gene transcription in the nucleus. This breakthrough is the result of an international a...
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University Of California, Irvine-Led Study Reveals How Weekend Alcohol Binge Drinking Affects The Circadian Rhythm Of The Liver Leading To Disease
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 23, 2019  5 years ago
University Of California, Irvine researchers conducted a new study that reveals how alcohol affects the liver's circadian rhythm, uncovering a potential new target for ALD treatments.  Weekend binge drinking and chronic alcoholism have long been known to contribute to alcoholic liver diseases (ALD).  Alcohol consumption is a widespread habit in modern society and can have serious ...
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Study Confirms Suvorexant As A Better Drug For Insomnia Treatment
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 23, 2019  5 years ago
Typically, a class of drugs known as hypnotics are traditionally used to treat Insomnia which is one of the most common sleep disorders. However, usage of  hypnotics come with motor and cognitive side effects. A  new study conducted by researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan, show that  Suvorexant, (trade name : Belsomra)  which is a recently approved and is a more ...
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Darobactin: New Antibiotic That Can Fight Drug -Resistant Bacteria Discovered In Guts Of Tiny Worms
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 23, 2019  5 years ago
Medical researchers from  Northeastern University, Boston have discovered a new antibiotic that could treat infections caused by some of the drug-resistant bacteria that humanity is facing in the global antibiotic resistance crisis. Dr Kim Lewis & Dr Yu Imai, discovered an antibiotic that can help fight drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern Universi...
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Combating Opioids With A Supplemental Painkiller: Nalfurafine, An Anti-itch Medicine
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 22, 2019  5 years ago
Pain relievers are as diverse as with the type of pains that a person experiences. By interacting with different parts of the nervous system, pain relievers treat some pains better than others. Researchers from West Virginia University led by Dr  Shane Kaski have recently discovered that an anti-itch medication that targets a specific part of our nerve cells can make morphine, which targets ...
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Researchers Discover Way To Enhance Natural Killer Cells For Potential Application in Immunotherapy
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 22, 2019  5 years ago
A group of medical researchers from the University Of Bern have discovered a manner to control Natural Killer Cells for potential applications in cancer immunotherapy Natural killer (NK) cells are cells of the innate immune system that recognize and eliminate infected cells or cancer cells. During a virus infection, NK cells also keep the body’s own immune cells such as the T cells at bay...
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WHO Reports That Four Of Five Teenagers Worldwide Not Exercising Enough Especially Girls
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 22, 2019  5 years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a report early today stating that four in five teenagers worldwide do not get enough physical activity, to the detriment of their health, warning that girls especially need more exercise. The advent of social media, internet apps and also gaming is all largely contributing to this disturbing trend which will have severe repercussions on their health in ...
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New Non-Invasive, No Radiation MRI-Based Functional Liver Imaging Score (FLIS) For Chronic Liver Disease
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 22, 2019  5 years ago
A research team involving interdisciplinary experts from MedUni Vienna has shown that important information about the stage and prognosis of chronic liver diseases can be gotten by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) involves lying in a tube-like machine, the having contrast agent injected into a patient's arm vein. Within an hour, imag...
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Newly Discovered Drug Is Able To Inhibit Neurotoxic Tau Oligomers In Brains, Paving The Way For A Potential Cure For Alzheimer
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 22, 2019  5 years ago
Leading Biomedical Research Giant, Oligomerix, Inc., a privately held company pioneering the development of tau oligomer inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders, and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research announced  the publication of preclinical data demonstrating that an oral small molecule drug inhibits the formation of neurotoxic tau olig...
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New Study Shows That Ginseng Along With Gut Microbiota Produces Myristoleic Acid That Can Reduce Obesity
Source: Thailand Medical News  Nov 22, 2019  5 years ago
Globally, overweight and obesity issues have become a severe public health problem which can lead to an array of diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems and kidney diseases among many other health issues. Current anti-obesity strategies are mainly aimed at restricting calorie intake and absorption including dietary restrictions. Now, Chinese scientists suggest in a new study that bur...
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Swedish Researchers On The Way To Developing First Diarrhea Vaccine
Source: Thailand Medical News   Nov 21, 2019  5 years ago
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have reported the first successful results of an oral, inactivated vaccine candidate ETVAX against enterotoxigenic E. coli diarrhea in a placebo-controlled phase I/II study in infants and children from six months to five years of age in Bangladesh. The results were extremely positive as all predefined primary endpoints for the study were achieved, s...
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